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Monday
24, March 2009
MEP votes to scrap 55 EU laws
Consumer groups and the cosmetics industry have welcomed a vote
by MEPs in Strasbourg to scrap 55 EU laws on cosmetics.
A host of complicated and contradictory rules, some of them dating
back to 1976, have been swept aside to be replaced by a simplified
new law that lays down common standards.
Sale and Altrincham MEP & Liberal Democrat public health spokesman
Chris Davies claimed that the measure would confound eurosceptics
as preparations are made for European elections this June.
He said: "A more centralised approach is being introduced,
and while this may upset critics of the EU it is warmly welcomed
by the industry.
"The last thing that manufacturers want is to have different
rules, or different interpretations of the rules, in 27 countries
across Europe."
The new cosmetics legislation strengthens labelling requirements,
for the first time giving consumers information about the use of
nano-materials in cosmetics.
It introduces minimum requirements for safety assessments to be
made before new products are put on the market, and confirms a ban
on the general use of any ingredient that may be carcinogenic.
Berti Heerink, Director-General of European cosmetics trade association,
Colipa, commented:
"The streamlining of this piece of legislation benefits industry
and consumers alike and should reduce unnecessary red tape."
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